Buy it.
If you don’t like it, I’ll send you my FFL into.
Buy it.
If you don’t like it, I’ll send you my FFL into.
That 18.5 medium loop 1895 with the laminated stock was the one I purchased, and remains my only Marlin at this point. I am pretty pleased once I got that silly cross hammer safety out and replaced it with one of these...they also make a non-ring version
I have been looking at that 336Y with the short stock and short barrel, it is what I would pick up if I were going for a .30-30 variant, but frankly I don't currently load .30-30 and don't want to start. If you are into .30-30 that deal on an 18.5 rifle might be a nice thing to have.
Last edited by fatdog; 09-13-2019 at 01:32 PM.
The Marlin 1894 CSBL (.44 mag) and SBL (.357) are haunting me.
Last edited by MK11; 09-13-2019 at 02:32 PM.
As a WA resident one of those 1895 .45-70 seems like a no-brainer.
Is the hivemind comfortable with Marlin now?
The only issues we've seen with Marlins seem to be there inability at times to match the wood finish on stocks and forends,mechanically there sound.I wouldn't hesitate buying a current production Marlin.I particularly like the new 1894CST and the 336 and 1895 Dark.As mentioned before,the 336Y might be the best choice for a general purpose lever rifle.